18.5% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Dandenong - Olinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Dandenong - Olinda
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost no change has occurred in the overseas-born population of Mount Dandenong - Olinda since 2011. The area remains largely Australian-born, with a strong traditional lean toward English, Australian, and Scottish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.1%, followed by Australian at 35.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.4% and 13.5% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.5% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and well below the national figure of 27.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Dandenong - Olinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051282/mount-dandenong-olinda/topic/ancestry-heritage